Holds career averages of 1.7 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.4 assists in three seasons with Houston

has seen action in 74 games with the Comets, which ranks eighth on Houston’s all-time list for games played

In her first-ever professional start, scored a career-best 10 points vs. Los Angeles on June 21

Listed among Maryland career leaders in 3-point shooting, assists, steals and blocks
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BACKGROUND

2002:
Averaged a career-best 2.1 points in 29 games … scored a career-high 13 points vs. Minnesota on June 15 … dished out a career-high three assists on July 20 vs. Seattle … blocked a career-best three shots at Indiana on June 5 … went 9 for 13 (.692) from behind the 3-point line over a three-game stretch (6/13 at Washington to 6/18 at Miami) … scored in double-digits three times, while leading the Comets in scoring once.

2001
Averaged 1.6 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 28 games … started in six games for the Comets … totaled a career-high six rebounds at Sacramento on June 28 … in her first-ever professional start, scored a career-best 10 points vs. Los Angeles on June 21.

2000:
Saw limited action in her rookie campaign in the WNBA, averaging 1.4 points and 0.7 rebounds in 17 games with Houston … scored a six points at Portland on August 4 … pulled down three rebounds and scored five points vs. Miami on June 15.

In the Playoffs:
Has played in five postseason games with the Comets, averaging 3.4 points … played in the final two playoff games against Utah in 2002, including a seven-point outing vs. the Starzz on August 18 … started both games against Los Angeles in the 2001 WNBA Playoffs, averaging 3.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 23 minutes of action … knocked down first field goal of postseason career in first half vs. the Sparks on August 18, 2001 … saw limited action in the 2000 WNBA Playoffs, playing just three minutes vs. Los Angeles on August 7.

Additional Basketball Experience:
Played with the Houston Stealth of the National Women’s Basketball League (NWBL) prior to the 2003 WNBA season … spent an offseason playing internationally in Russia.

As A Collegian:
Named to the All-Tournament team during her senior season at the Terrapin Classic … listed among Maryland career leaders in 3-point shooting, assists, steals and blocks … third all-time career leader in 3-point field goals … averaged 9.4 points per game over her career … twice overcame season-ending knee injuries … led the ACC in assists through much of her junior campaign before finishing fourth … played in 19 games in 1996-97, but suffered her second season-ending knee injury in January … redshirted her freshman year after injuring her knee in just the third game of the season.

PERSONAL

Born Jawann Kelley Gibson on November 7, 1976, in Easton, Maryland

Served as spokesperson for the Houston Comets Speakers Bureau during the 2002-03 offseason

Prior to the 2002 season, worked in the WNBA Player Job Internship Program, interning in the Philadelphia 76ers marketing & promotions department and learning what goes on behind the scenes to support a professional basketball team

Had her jersey No. 32 retired at Easton High School after a tremendous career, including a record 2,220 points and 1,008 rebounds

Once tallied a school-record 53 points in a single game

Reached the 1,000-point plateau as a sophomore and led her squad to two state championship titles

Named Eastern Shore Player of the Year as a senior in high school

Also participated in track for a year where she was second in the state in the high jump and third in the long jump

Majored in kinesiology at the University of Maryland

Best advice she ever received was, “If you have a dream, don’t give up on it, no matter what happens.”

Had a street named in her honor in her hometown of Easton, MD, in April 2001